Religious Zionists of America records
Scope and Content Note
This collection primarily includes material prior to the merger of the two organizations and contains documents concerning their sub-entities and affiliates. Information regarding Mizrachi’s Youth and Education Department, National Education Committee, and Education and Expansion Fund are also available. Types of materials encompass souvenir journals, publications (Yiddish and English), youth leader’s guides, cultural guides, manuals, newsletters, pamphlets, brochures, activity and annual reports, plays, press releases, convention and event invitations, a musical score, and a children’s Hebrew primer. Of interest is the issue of New Horizons, published by the National Committee for Unity of Religious Zionism that describes the merger. Also of appeal is a 1952 souvenir program for the Hapoel Hamizrachi of Boston that honors and includes an address by Jerusalem Mayor S.Z. Shragai.
The following publications are contained within the collection: Hamaged (Mizrachi Hatzair. January 1957), The Menorah (Women’s Organization of Hapoel Hamizrachi. September-October 1966), Mizrachi Women’s Cultural Guide (Mizrachi Women’s Organization. 1947-1949), Mizrachi Women’s Regionews (Mizrachi Women’s Organization. November-December 1963), New Horizons (National Committee for Unity of Religious Zionism. November 1955), Newsletter (Mizrachi, National Education Committee. February, April-June, December 1947 and February-April, June 1948), Voice of Mizrachi (Mizrachi Canada. January 1949), and Yediot (Hapoel Hamizrachi of America. January, March, April 1940).
Dates
- undated, 1930-1990
Creator
- Religious Zionists of America (Organization)
Language of Materials
The collection is in English, Hebrew, and Yiddish.
Access Restrictions
This collection is open to all researchers by permission of the Director of Library and Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society, except items that are restricted due to their fragility.
Use Restrictions
Information concerning the literary rights may be obtained from the Director of Library and Archives of the American Jewish Historical Society. Users must apply in writing for permission to quote, reproduce or otherwise publish manuscript materials found in this collection. For more information contact:
American Jewish Historical Society, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY, 10011
email: reference@ajhs.org
Historical Note
The American counterpart to Mizrachi was founded in 1911 and held its first annual convention in Cincinnati in 1914. Under the Mizrachi Organization of America rested youth and women’s organizations, called respectively, Noar Mizrachi, Junior Mizrachi Women’s Organization, and Mizrachi Women’s Organization (later named AMIT). Hapoel Hamizrachi of America was created in 1921 and also contained a Women’s Organization. Affiliated with Hapoel Hamizrachi was the youth group Bnei Akiva Organization of America (founded in 1947) and Hashomer Hadati of North America (founded in 1939). In 1957, Mizrachi Organization of America and Hapoel Hamizrachi of America merged to form the Religious Zionists of America.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
Abstract
The majority of this collection contains documents related to the time prior to the merger of the Mizrachi Organization of America and Hapoel Hamizrachi of America (which eventually formed the Religious Zionists of America). Also included are items concerning their sub-entities and affiliates as well as information regarding Mizrachi’s Youth and Education Department, National Education Committee, and Education and Expansion Fund. Types of materials encompass souvenir journals, publications (Yiddish and English), youth leader’s guides, cultural guides, manuals, newsletters, pamphlets, brochures, activity and annual reports, plays, press releases, convention and event invitations, a musical score, and a children’s Hebrew primer. Of interest is the issue of New Horizons, published by the National Committee for Unity of Religious Zionism that describes the merger. Also of appeal is a 1952 souvenir program for the Hapoel Hamizrachi of Boston that honors and includes an address by Jerusalem Mayor S.Z. Shragai.
Arrangement
This collection is intellectually organized into one series, arranged alphabetically by organization name. Original box and folder assignments remain.
Physical Location
Located in AJHS New York, NY
Processing Information
Old call#: MS-NAT.R35
- Brochures
- Ephemera (general object genre)
- Hapoel Hamizrachi of America
- Jews, Soviet
- Mizrachi
- Mizrachi Canada
- Mizrachi Hatzair
- Mizrachi Organization of America
- Mizrachi Women's Organization of America
- National Committee for Unity of Religious Zionism
- Newsletters
- Pamphlets
- Press releases
- Publications (documents)
- Religious Zionists of America
- Sheet music
- Shragai, S. Z. (Shlomo Zalman), 1899-1995
- Women’s Organization of Hapoel Hamizrachi
- Zionism
- Title
- Guide to the Religious Zionists of America collection, undated, 1930-1990 I-400
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- © 2009
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2016-11-07: PDF box list converted to dsc. Finding aid encoding revised by Janine Veazue.
Repository Details
Part of the American Jewish Historical Society Repository